HDR1012000170021220961500COLD STORAGE Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 20, 1996, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Cold Storage" call John Lange at (202) 720-0585, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. For assistance with general agricultural statistics, information about NASS, its products or services, contact the Agricultural Statistics Hotline at 1-800-727-9540 or E-mail: NASS@NASS.USDA.GOV. Frozen food stocks in refrigerated warehouses on November 30, 1996, were greater than year earlier levels for chicken, turkeys, and butter. Cooler stocks of pecans, natural cheese, and apples were higher than a year earlier. Total red meat supplies in freezers decreased 3 percent from October and were down 17 percent from November 1995. Frozen pork stocks were 4 percent below last month and 9 percent below last year. Stocks of pork bellies were up 91 percent from last month, but were 17 percent below last year's level. Total frozen poultry supplies declined 26 percent from last month, but were 17 percent above last year. Total stocks of chicken decreased 3 percent during the month, but were 12 percent above 1995. Total pounds of turkey in freezers declined 47 percent from last month, but were up 29 percent from last year. Public cooler occupancy was at 44 percent of capacity, down 6 points from a year ago. Public freezer occupancy at 64 percent was down 3 points from last month and down 5 points from last year. Program Change The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will discontinue publishing cold storage stocks estimates for fresh grapes, other fresh fruit, dried and evaporated fruit, fresh onions, other fresh vegetables, cream, evaporated and condensed milk, and shell eggs, beginning with the January 1997 data published in the February 1997 Cold Storage report. Questions or comments concerning this change should be sent to John Lange, STOP 2021, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250-2021, or call (202) 720-0585. Co St 1 (12-96) Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, November 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :---------------------------------------------------- : Nov 30, : Oct 31, : Nov 30, :Nov :Oct : Nov 30, : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 :1995:1996: 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage :1,295,888 2,145,191 1,497,599 116 70 Controlled Atmosphere :3,474,856 3,953,994 3,910,616 113 99 Total :4,770,744 6,099,185 5,408,215 113 89 30,734 Pears : Bartlett : 20,144 31,492 6,010 30 19 Other Varieties : 427,013 334,680 286,255 67 86 Total : 447,157 366,172 292,265 65 80 160 Grapes : 133,162 128,013 45,142 34 35 Other Fresh Fruit : 15,327 20,816 15,080 98 72 9,249 Dried & Evaporated Fruit : 13,013 11,207 11,878 91 106 9,312 Fresh Vegetables : Onions : 3,519 18,895 16,634 473 88 Other Fresh Vegetables : 147,288 45,862 65,980 45 144 Total : 150,807 64,757 82,614 55 128 59,083 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, November 1996 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :---------------------------------------------------- : Nov 30, : Oct 31, : Nov 30, :Nov :Oct : Nov 30, : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 :1995:1996: 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 235,981 134,427 170,944 72 127 Pecans : 18,592 33,521 29,932 161 89 Other Shelled : 105,564 72,932 86,395 82 118 Total : 360,137 240,880 287,271 80 119 131,067 In-Shell : Peanuts : 16,127 9,834 11,943 74 121 Pecans : 34,646 15,875 24,480 71 154 Other In-Shell : 6,210 10,864 11,148 180 103 Total : 56,983 36,573 47,571 83 130 13,141 Dairy Products : Cream : 1,362 1,172 1,347 99 115 1,074 Butter, Total : 15,690 20,550 16,705 106 81 14,072 (Government Owned) : 4,344 235 231 5 98 Evap & Cond-Milk : 1,002 1,120 487 49 43 482 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 297,868 370,295 360,051 121 97 (Government Owned) : 264 178 114 43 64 Swiss : 7,916 11,987 13,224 167 110 Other Natural Cheese : 87,776 103,140 96,918 110 94 Total : 393,560 485,422 470,193 119 97 250,367 Eggs : Shell (Thou. Cases) 1/ : 13 19 11 85 58 Frozen Eggs : Whites : 1,019 1,268 1,117 110 88 Yolks : 2,615 1,503 1,115 43 74 Whole & Mixed : 7,501 7,888 6,311 84 80 Unclassified : 1,332 2,044 1,759 132 86 Total : 12,467 12,703 10,302 83 81 9,949 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers (Whole) : 34,938 30,479 25,853 74 85 Hens : 9,271 10,394 8,291 89 80 Other Chicken : 468,439 551,154 539,263 115 98 Total : 512,648 592,027 573,407 112 97 Turkey : Whole Turkeys : 146,435 456,538 163,692 112 36 Other Turkey : 123,616 202,618 183,911 149 91 Total : 270,051 659,156 347,603 129 53 Ducks : 4,865 2,176 1,866 38 86 Total : 787,564 1,253,359 922,876 117 74 812,033 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, November 1996 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :---------------------------------------------------- : Nov 30, : Oct 31, : Nov 30, :Nov :Oct : Nov 30, : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 :1995:1996: 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 77,422 54,574 63,674 82 117 Apricots : 7,024 10,551 9,495 135 90 Blackberries, Total : 18,573 24,053 22,578 122 94 IQF : 10,295 14,438 13,645 133 95 Pails and Tubs : 3,114 2,999 3,061 98 102 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 3,472 5,453 4,763 137 87 Concentrate : 1,692 1,163 1,109 66 95 Blueberries : 81,593 71,315 65,443 80 92 Boysenberries : 2,370 4,880 4,298 181 88 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 141,057 146,262 137,539 98 94 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 1,136 4,552 4,571 402 100 Cherries, Sweet : 16,299 11,951 13,308 82 111 Grapes : 6,026 5,491 3,906 65 71 Peaches : 49,901 59,151 54,694 110 92 Raspberries, Black : 1,645 1,597 1,376 84 86 Raspberries, Red, Total : 47,619 44,150 40,768 86 92 IQF : 11,775 15,534 14,292 121 92 Pails and Tubs : 20,937 14,834 14,077 67 95 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 12,726 12,287 11,190 88 91 Concentrate : 2,181 1,495 1,209 55 81 Strawberries, Total : 285,358 268,579 241,092 84 90 Pkgs. 20 Oz. & Less : 114,714 94,990 83 Pkgs. Over 20 Oz. : 170,644 146,102 86 Other Frozen Fruit : 539,130 657,323 553,807 103 84 Total :1,275,153 1,364,429 1,216,549 95 89 702,415 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 897,717 728,235 672,647 75 92 (Gallon Equivalent) : 90,715 73,589 67,972 Other Juice Concentrate : 540,154 425,397 411,832 76 97 Total :1,437,871 1,153,632 1,084,479 75 94 251,845 Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 10,700 8,658 8,422 79 97 Limas, Fordhook : 19,619 18,387 17,030 87 93 Limas, Baby : 42,768 62,692 56,315 132 90 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 197,733 203,537 181,089 92 89 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 43,833 52,374 46,027 105 88 Broccoli, Spears : 26,594 22,778 20,208 76 89 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 100,360 105,255 91,897 92 87 Brussels Sprouts : 15,460 12,645 16,229 105 128 Carrots, Diced : 85,325 56,284 106,913 125 190 Carrots, Other : 228,162 180,988 203,031 89 112 Cauliflower : 58,969 48,167 47,581 81 99 Corn, Cut : 429,266 452,387 381,039 89 84 Corn, Cob : 293,614 391,022 363,913 124 93 Mixed Vegetables : 58,640 51,928 56,520 96 109 Okra : 39,642 39,309 36,832 93 94 Onion Rings : 13,235 8,854 10,642 80 120 Onions, Other : 34,877 27,889 32,750 94 117 Blackeye Peas : 10,595 14,172 13,131 124 93 Green Peas : 304,928 285,970 252,216 83 88 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 8,524 7,122 8,217 96 115 Spinach : 75,753 53,273 49,494 65 93 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 61,940 69,436 65,686 106 95 Southern Greens : 21,485 9,776 16,346 76 167 Other Vegetables : 326,109 339,641 338,272 104 100 Total :2,508,131 2,522,544 2,419,800 96 96 1,663,113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, November 1996 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 30, : Oct 31, : Nov 30, : Nov : Oct : Nov 30, : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 :1996 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Potatoes : French Fries : 937,645 1,031,009 959,686 102 93 Other Frozen : 236,819 194,242 185,451 78 95 Total : 1,174,464 1,225,251 1,145,137 98 93 790,432 Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 345,960 265,808 263,776 76 99 Beef Cuts : 35,425 29,695 26,734 75 90 Total : 381,385 295,503 290,510 76 98 285,489 (Government Owned) : 11,706 5,385 5,534 47 103 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 11,827 7,094 5,177 44 73 Hams, Total : 60,941 80,413 48,830 80 61 47,015 Bone-in : 34,358 53,845 32,963 96 61 31,798 Boneless : 26,583 26,568 15,867 60 60 15,217 Bellies : 37,092 16,206 30,943 83 191 Loins, Total : 13,319 13,060 17,221 129 132 15,031 Bone-in : 6,888 6,777 8,989 131 133 Boneless : 6,431 6,283 8,232 128 131 Ribs : 49,641 40,643 55,180 111 136 Butts : 7,124 5,403 4,828 68 89 Trimmings : 40,625 30,633 31,139 77 102 Other : 85,974 79,384 76,915 89 97 Variety Meats : 30,946 38,576 30,429 98 79 Unclassified : 9,651 18,909 16,017 166 85 Total : 347,140 330,321 316,679 91 96 273,962 (Government Owned) : 2,158 923 1,033 48 112 Other : Veal : 7,255 6,788 6,584 91 97 Lamb & Mutton : 7,846 10,494 9,884 126 94 Total : 15,101 17,282 16,468 109 95 16,066 Canned : Canned Hams : 11,758 8,032 5,505 47 69 Other Canned Meat : 1,597 882 874 55 99 Total : 13,355 8,914 6,379 48 72 5,374 Total : 756,981 652,020 630,036 83 97 580,891 Miscellaneous : Cooler : 518,930 601,937 584,059 113 97 412,899 Freezer : 1,850,206 1,754,652 1,690,959 91 96 1,628,331 Total : 2,369,136 2,356,589 2,275,018 96 97 2,041,230 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 6,876,175 8,067,080 7,253,056 105 90 928,007 Stored in Freezers : 9,805,172 9,950,226 9,130,464 93 92 6,447,707 Total :16,681,347 18,017,306 16,383,520 98 91 7,375,714 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 46.8 pounds per case. 2/ Adjusted to 42.0 degrees Brix equivalent (9.896 pounds per gallon). Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 31, 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 102,960 596,813 369,729 8,300 376,078 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 71 264 14 70,828 Pecans 1/ : 114 7,352 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 14 4,372 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 2,396 2,055 4,978 3,202 272 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 14,414 36,348 216,153 59,590 305 Other Natural Cheese : 127 9,495 81,655 1,873 5,107 : Broilers (Whole) : 273 632 618 464 15,233 Hens : 1 43 490 1,333 3,244 Other Chicken : 1,766 5,026 15,234 28,055 154,726 Total : 2,040 5,701 16,342 29,852 173,203 Whole Turkeys : 13,146 56,553 55,086 65,870 62,967 Other Turkey : 735 13,380 23,645 47,375 63,935 Total : 13,881 69,933 78,731 113,245 126,902 Ducks : 33 101 1,572 65 46 Total : 15,954 75,735 96,645 143,162 300,151 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 60 19,531 17,385 225 3,683 Blueberries : 23,025 7,990 22,359 834 1,946 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 42 7,976 114,624 122 198 Cherries, Sweet : 1,917 6,135 434 58 Peaches : 33 2,687 2,095 646 1,283 Raspberries, Red : 162 2,525 887 381 248 Strawberries, Total : 117 7,092 5,578 6,408 2,336 Other Frozen Fruit : 183,933 55,065 294,374 1,933 4,369 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 31, 1996 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 84 3,225 157,309 4,484,687 6,099,185 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 22,840 39,650 120 640 134,427 Pecans 1/ : 196 25,405 454 33,521 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 131 11,350 8 15,875 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 353 2,144 383 4,767 20,550 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 181 264 16,691 26,349 370,295 Other Natural Cheese : 2,804 291 543 1,245 103,140 : Broilers (Whole) : 755 8,934 503 3,067 30,479 Hens : 2,592 317 476 1,898 10,394 Other Chicken : 106,238 206,436 2,167 31,506 551,154 Total : 109,585 215,687 3,146 36,471 592,027 Whole Turkeys : 15,421 85,526 28,237 73,732 456,538 Other Turkey : 1,682 13,916 9,356 28,594 202,618 Total : 17,103 99,442 37,593 102,326 659,156 Ducks : 26 4 1 328 2,176 Total : 126,714 315,133 40,740 139,125 1,253,359 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 163 1,397 431 11,699 54,574 Blueberries : 231 1,050 413 13,467 71,315 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 8 492 14,988 7,812 146,262 Cherries, Sweet : 68 386 27 2,926 11,951 Peaches : 108 1,150 62 51,087 59,151 Raspberries, Red : 127 1,060 52 38,708 44,150 Strawberries, Total : 2,291 27,649 624 216,484 268,579 Other Frozen Fruit : 743 6,256 2,222 108,428 657,323 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 31, 1996 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 9 2,046 144 673,044 Other Juice Concentrate : 700 20,347 15,753 3,066 168,694 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 265 3,772 432 73 Limas, Fordhook : 254 810 233 2,274 Limas, Baby : 2,045 2,925 615 20,807 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 30,670 47,166 1,566 7,480 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 9,398 7,848 282 876 Broccoli, Spears : 4,560 389 990 1,052 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 3,851 6,127 3,420 2,573 Brussels Sprouts : 460 486 620 412 Carrots, Diced : 4,423 24,892 841 2,794 Carrots, Other : 2,679 11,471 1,104 10,163 Cauliflower : 1,266 2,239 641 1,205 Corn, Cut : 19,989 47,403 43,374 11,604 Corn, Cob : 17,069 16,369 29,180 5,179 Mixed Vegetables : 3,231 3,558 1,939 6,560 Okra : 724 240 569 10,377 Onion Rings : 1,658 3,329 1,244 490 Onions, Other : 1,093 2,267 682 2,760 Blackeye Peas : 600 491 35 11,622 Green Peas : 29,394 36,020 21,503 9,743 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 608 483 174 428 Spinach : 5,920 1,078 684 3,432 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 2,305 26,163 410 9,686 Southern Greens : 1,208 28 127 2,540 Other Vegetables : 35,702 29,928 16,703 24,477 : Potatoes : French Fries : 32,429 22,719 106,364 89,811 19,012 Other Frozen : 10,514 14,981 30,772 8,864 4,217 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 4,847 25,915 31,139 58,040 25,947 Beef Cuts : 2,335 739 2,656 6,528 667 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 245 1,987 15,394 14,039 4,781 Trimmings : 1,117 1,142 6,452 15,219 3,858 Other : 554 1,540 17,396 25,787 16,622 : Other : Veal : 327 2,689 1,567 510 258 Lamb & Mutton : 265 2,464 1,119 1,097 1,523 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 31, 1996 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 180 3,805 1,420 47,587 728,235 Other Juice Concentrate : 516 16,906 820 198,595 425,397 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 237 12 3,867 8,658 Limas, Fordhook : 144 12 14,660 18,387 Limas, Baby : 770 5,051 30,479 62,692 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,824 539 114,292 203,537 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 385 484 33,101 52,374 Broccoli, Spears : 8,970 58 6,759 22,778 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 30,107 1,488 57,689 105,255 Brussels Sprouts : 407 5 10,255 12,645 Carrots, Diced : 559 560 22,215 56,284 Carrots, Other : 8,309 713 146,549 180,988 Cauliflower : 7,291 884 34,641 48,167 Corn, Cut : 3,125 1,557 325,335 452,387 Corn, Cob : 2,726 1,010 319,489 391,022 Mixed Vegetables : 5,789 972 29,879 51,928 Okra : 26,668 22 709 39,309 Onion Rings : 306 51 1,776 8,854 Onions, Other : 1,570 2,526 16,991 27,889 Blackeye Peas : 1,091 15 318 14,172 Green Peas : 1,883 12,763 174,664 285,970 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 128 89 5,212 7,122 Spinach : 7,158 259 34,742 53,273 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 9,174 566 21,132 69,436 Southern Greens : 5,075 798 9,776 Other Vegetables : 44,059 6,305 182,467 339,641 : Potatoes : French Fries : 3,894 2,961 292,483 461,336 1,031,009 Other Frozen : 720 3,578 46,132 74,464 194,242 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 6,114 55,745 4,068 53,993 265,808 Beef Cuts : 1,140 2,987 5,773 6,870 29,695 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 1,891 887 10 1,409 40,643 Trimmings : 384 1,187 104 1,170 30,633 Other : 3,090 10,214 309 3,872 79,384 : Other : Veal : 15 237 23 1,162 6,788 Lamb & Mutton : 576 1,452 1,998 10,494 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ East North Central combined with South Atlantic. Mountain and West North Central combined with West South Central. 2/ Middle Atlantic combined with South Altantic. 3/ New England combined with Middle Atlantic. East South Central combined with South Atlantic. Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, November 30, 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 78,905 571,831 335,437 2,591 280,318 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 70 275 16 88,568 Pecans 1/ : 80 6,562 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 22 9,292 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 1,357 1,736 3,376 2,645 290 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 14,350 34,246 208,659 58,686 296 Other Natural Cheese : 82 6,158 77,935 1,600 5,865 : Broilers (Whole) : 104 497 475 428 13,603 Hens : 45 340 1,062 2,230 Other Chicken : 2,174 4,637 15,263 29,153 155,762 Total : 2,278 5,179 16,078 30,643 171,595 Whole Turkeys : 1,802 18,443 15,297 22,249 25,453 Other Turkey : 530 9,866 19,468 50,442 57,167 Total : 2,332 28,309 34,765 72,691 82,620 Ducks : 16 164 1,117 32 40 Total : 4,626 33,652 51,960 103,366 254,255 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 49 22,531 19,722 360 4,530 Blueberries : 21,854 7,118 20,258 585 2,582 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 42 7,225 108,159 122 208 Cherries, Sweet : 2,668 6,023 518 79 Peaches : 32 2,509 1,966 623 1,055 Raspberries, Red : 178 2,292 1,053 358 262 Strawberries, Total : 128 6,299 5,390 6,594 2,122 Other Frozen Fruit : 146,922 48,498 250,265 1,793 3,502 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, November 30, 1996 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 19 1,568 124,201 4,013,345 5,408,215 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 28,377 52,741 118 779 170,944 Pecans 1/ : 390 22,734 166 29,932 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,943 13,223 24,480 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 314 3,432 348 3,207 16,705 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 175 321 15,637 27,681 360,051 Other Natural Cheese : 2,624 310 529 1,815 96,918 : Broilers (Whole) : 481 7,595 496 2,174 25,853 Hens : 2,219 190 695 1,510 8,291 Other Chicken : 93,904 210,393 1,648 26,329 539,263 Total : 96,604 218,178 2,839 30,013 573,407 Whole Turkeys : 3,387 41,711 18,017 17,333 163,692 Other Turkey : 1,496 13,383 7,562 23,997 183,911 Total : 4,883 55,094 25,579 41,330 347,603 Ducks : 5 12 1 479 1,866 Total : 101,492 273,284 28,419 71,822 922,876 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 115 1,762 386 14,219 63,674 Blueberries : 225 1,004 364 11,453 65,443 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 6 475 14,496 6,806 137,539 Cherries, Sweet : 57 632 19 3,312 13,308 Peaches : 80 1,503 138 46,788 54,694 Raspberries, Red : 146 1,864 49 34,566 40,768 Strawberries, Total : 2,390 24,601 479 193,089 241,092 Other Frozen Fruit : 415 6,386 2,267 93,759 553,807 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, November 30, 1996 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 7 1,887 140 623,075 Other Juice Concentrate : 582 20,813 13,644 2,759 162,806 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 335 3,262 379 249 Limas, Fordhook : 273 761 263 2,073 Limas, Baby : 2,133 2,405 647 19,382 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 26,266 42,270 1,468 7,857 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 8,472 7,006 384 1,052 Broccoli, Spears : 3,486 375 1,037 811 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 3,938 5,472 3,133 2,221 Brussels Sprouts : 485 605 558 442 Carrots, Diced : 7,576 44,142 1,175 4,605 Carrots, Other : 4,342 15,136 2,210 13,349 Cauliflower : 1,439 2,221 959 1,156 Corn, Cut : 16,685 40,793 41,425 10,084 Corn, Cob : 16,000 14,873 27,711 3,940 Mixed Vegetables : 3,001 4,561 2,183 7,064 Okra : 766 232 695 9,853 Onion Rings : 1,933 4,003 1,612 585 Onions, Other : 1,106 2,756 598 3,043 Blackeye Peas : 539 595 41 10,683 Green Peas : 26,069 32,205 19,477 9,314 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 746 401 177 456 Spinach : 6,613 1,141 667 2,818 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 2,728 25,277 375 9,032 Southern Greens : 2,082 24 91 2,840 Other Vegetables : 35,090 27,930 16,821 22,840 : Potatoes : French Fries : 29,909 20,892 112,825 94,758 17,195 Other Frozen : 8,901 16,326 29,627 8,432 4,517 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 4,487 25,017 31,513 58,589 24,658 Beef Cuts : 2,455 834 2,844 6,190 633 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 238 2,319 22,330 18,993 6,591 Trimmings : 147 1,053 6,262 17,620 2,619 Other : 279 1,933 15,941 24,280 15,833 : Other : Veal : 291 2,211 1,419 939 252 Lamb & Mutton : 256 2,212 1,304 767 1,386 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, November 30, 1996 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 161 3,454 1,177 42,746 672,647 Other Juice Concentrate : 538 22,040 845 187,805 411,832 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 252 5 3,940 8,422 Limas, Fordhook : 145 9 13,506 17,030 Limas, Baby : 986 4,764 25,998 56,315 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,812 613 100,803 181,089 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 416 416 28,281 46,027 Broccoli, Spears : 8,219 47 6,233 20,208 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 21,340 1,508 54,285 91,897 Brussels Sprouts : 491 2 13,646 16,229 Carrots, Diced : 821 674 47,920 106,913 Carrots, Other : 8,006 1,817 158,171 203,031 Cauliflower : 3,266 844 37,696 47,581 Corn, Cut : 2,579 1,394 268,079 381,039 Corn, Cob : 2,634 904 297,851 363,913 Mixed Vegetables : 6,567 977 32,167 56,520 Okra : 24,382 20 884 36,832 Onion Rings : 347 67 2,095 10,642 Onions, Other : 1,846 2,713 20,688 32,750 Blackeye Peas : 1,002 6 265 13,131 Green Peas : 2,163 11,736 151,252 252,216 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 121 93 6,223 8,217 Spinach : 7,168 287 30,800 49,494 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 8,284 589 19,401 65,686 Southern Greens : 10,534 775 16,346 Other Vegetables : 45,394 6,095 184,102 338,272 : Potatoes : French Fries : 3,351 2,182 248,641 429,933 959,686 Other Frozen : 799 4,039 39,216 73,594 185,451 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 6,615 63,359 3,626 45,912 263,776 Beef Cuts : 1,145 2,477 5,323 4,833 26,734 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 2,280 1,106 10 1,313 55,180 Trimmings : 380 1,565 171 1,322 31,139 Other : 2,624 10,770 377 4,878 76,915 : Other : Veal : 15 259 15 1,183 6,584 Lamb & Mutton : 507 1,270 2,182 9,884 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ East North Central combined with South Atlantic. Mountain and West North Central Combined with West South Central. 2/ Middle Atlantic combined with South Atlantic. 3/ New England combined with Middle Atlantic. East South Central combined with South Atlantic. Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, November 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cooler : Freezer :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Usable : Usable : Usable : Usable Region : Space : Space Occupied : Space : Space Occupied :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 30 :Nov 30:Oct 31:Nov 30: Nov 30 :Nov 30:Oct 31:Nov 30 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 : Cu Ft ---- Percent --- Cu Ft ---- Percent --- : New England : 2,415 50 50 46 20,250 51 41 36 Middle Atlantic : 34,506 60 56 54 84,256 71 75 74 E. North Central : 40,506 53 54 55 167,688 66 64 60 W. North Central : 44,798 52 47 46 145,072 65 53 52 South Atlantic : 40,588 47 39 37 126,463 61 61 57 E. South Central : 9,518 46 35 37 34,835 69 66 62 W. South Central : 17,613 27 23 23 114,729 65 68 65 Mountain : 5,903 42 58 56 44,735 80 75 68 Pacific : 45,436 54 36 40 243,409 78 78 75 : US : 241,283 50 44 44 981,437 69 67 64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, November 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Warehouses :----------------------------------------------------------- State : Nov 30, : Oct 31, : Nov 30, : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : CA : 106,953 229,522 167,499 MI : 478,044 334,000 311,766 N ENG : 105,112 102,960 78,905 NY : 332,905 331,422 341,670 OH : 18,710 19,670 13,410 OR : 24,938 99,403 55,614 PA : 249,186 263,592 229,362 VA : 145,913 185,245 140,669 WA : 3,092,169 4,155,763 3,790,232 WV : 79,263 87,853 66,461 : Other States : 137,551 289,755 212,627 : US : 4,770,744 6,099,185 5,408,215 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Survey Procedures: Questionnaires are mailed about the 24th of each month to all operators on the list of approximately 1,400 public and private cold storage warehouses. In addition, apple data are obtained from special surveys and other sources (State Departments of Agriculture, U.S. Apple Association, etc.). All survey data represent stocks as of the end of the month. Data are collected from warehouses artificially cooled to a temperature of 50 degrees Fahrenheit or lower, and whose food products are normally stored for 30 days or more. All food items in these facilities are reported regardless of the number of days stored at the time of the report. Also included are specialized storage facilities meeting the 30 day requirement, such as fruit houses, dairy manufacturing plants, frozen fruit, fruit juice, and vegetable processors, and poultry and meat packing plants. Excluded are stocks in space maintained by wholesalers, jobbers, distributors, chain stores, locker plants containing individual lockers, meat packer branch houses, and frozen food processors whose entire inventories are turned over more than once a month. Estimating Procedures: Data for reporting firms are added to estimates for non-reporting firms to obtain regional and National totals. Estimates for non-reporting firms are obtained by multiplying the previous month's figure by a percent change from the previous month. The percent change is calculated for each item from totals of the current and previous month summed from firms that reported both months. Revision Policy: Data are revised the following month based on late reports or corrected data. Final figures are published in the annual summary in February of the following year. Reliability: Reports are received from 900 firms each month which represent about 70 percent of the total capacity. Firms that are not on the list or firms who have never reported are not represented in the data. Monthly data can vary due to different firms reporting month to month. Survey data are also subject to non-sampling errors such as omissions and mistakes in reporting and in processing the data. While these errors cannot be measured directly, they are minimized by carefully reviewing all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Index Page Apples in cold Storage: By State and United States, November 1996 ....... 15 Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, November 1996 ............................. 14 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 31, 1996 ....................................................... 6 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, November 30, 1996 ...................................................... 10 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, November 1996 ...... 2 Survey and Estimating Procedures, Revision Policy and Reliability ....... 16 The next "Cold Storage" report will be released at 3:00 p.m. ET on January 21, 1997. 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